Total Kleen

ABSTRACT

The Total Kleen is a toothbrush innovated with floss dispensed through it to clean between teeth and a LED inside of it that with a tooth whitening agent can be used to brighten teeth.

PRIOR ART U.S. Patent Documents

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FIELD OF INVENTION

This Invention is a device intended for use in the field of dentistryand for use by individuals to clean teeth and the inside of the mouth,specifically for general teeth cleaning, flossing in between teeth, andteeth whitening.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The idea of the toothbrush has been around for thousands of yearsaccording to records obtained by the Library of Congress. The idea ofcleaning teeth and inside of the mouth was primitively done with frayedends of sticks and also stiff animal hairs on bone and other materials.This idea was replaced by nylon material for bristles and made for massproduction in 1885. This long history of humans wanting to clean theirteeth and mouths establishes that humans want to keep oral hygiene a toppriority.

The complete oral hygiene process recommend by dentists includes notonly brushing teeth but also flossing between the teeth among otherthings. Many people have become more occupied with their appearance andfeel whiter teeth are appealing and enhance their image. This sometimesis unattainable due to costs. The Total Kleen toothbrush combines allthree of these major aspects of oral care and hygiene into one device.The toothbrushing, flossing and teeth whitening can all be done with onetool as shown in the drawings and description of my invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention that this patent submission is for, the Total Kleen is atoothbrush that incorporates the main two components of healthy oralhygiene recommended by most dentists, which are teeth brushing andflossing between the teeth. The need for both functions to be handheldin one unit arose from the busy lives that most people live. Most peopleare on the go daily and while many brush their teeth, many still do notfloss missing a key component to great recommended oral health.

The Total Kleen takes on the physical form of a conventional toothbrushwith a few innovations hidden within. The floss is hidden inside, and aLED is positioned behind the bristles for assistance with teethwhitening. This allows people to add flossing to their daily routinewithout adding any other additional device. The LED is a pushbuttonoption on the unit and in conjunction with a teeth whitening agent ortoothpaste will assist with teeth whitening. Many people have begun tofeel that their smile is important and that having a bright white smileis a sign of good oral hygiene. The LED incorporated is to assist withthe cosmetics of teeth.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is the hand drawing of the Total Kleen with the description ofall out components detailed;

FIG. 2 is a 3D rendering of the Total Kleen toothbrush showing the innerand outer components with the LED turned on;

FIG. 3 is a 3D rendering close up image of the floss compartment coverand floss clip in contrasting orange color;

FIG. 4 is a schematic type drawing showing the internal placement of theprinted circuit board behind the head bristles;

FIG. 5 is a 3D rendering of the Total Kleen with the inner and outercomponents shown on the left and two images of the unit fully assembledon the right;

FIG. 6 is a fully assembled 3D rendering of the Total Kleen with the LEDturned on.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The Total Kleen takes on the physical form of a conventional toothbrushwith a few innovations hidden within. This allows people to add flossingto their daily routine without adding any other additional device. TheTotal Kleen has an inner hidden compartment inside of the toothbrushthat is accessed through a cover that can be removed by pressing downand pulling away from the unit. Once the floss compartment cover isremoved, the internal floss dispenser is shown. This is a flexibleplastic ring that would allow floss to rotate. The plastic ring would besuspended within the toothbrush by two hooks. The flexible plastic ringwould rotate around the hooks with floss attached. The rotated flosswould be dispensed as needed and accessible through the floss cliplocated on the lower half of the toothbrush. The floss rotates inside ofthe brush and a small floss clip which keeps the floss attached can bepulled away from the unit at a desired length and used to floss betweenthe teeth. The inside of the floss clip has three weighted rollers thatshould be made of stainless steel that will allow the floss to be pulledthrough the bottom hole outside of the floss clip once teeth flossing iscompleted and discarded. This allows for someone who brushes their teethto also floss using their one toothbrush. Floss rolls can be discardedwhen completely used by accessing the floss compartment cover and a newroll snapped into replenish. The LED is inserted when manufactured andis not a component that will be made easily accessible to the end user.The LED is placed on a printed circuit board with the push button,resistors and capacitors in an inner plastic encapsulated portion of theunit to sit behind the bristles. The LED will be powered by a coinbattery that will be accessible to the user for replacement. The batterycompartment placed in an area to cause the least access to water.

The process of manufacturing is typically done in mass mechanically. Thehandles are made from plastic that is molded through well establishedinjection molding methods. Injection molding uses plastic pellets thatare heated, melted, and poured to fill a form shaped as the toothbrushhandle, then cooled. For the Total Kleen there would be an opening inthe head of the brush for the electronic components (printed circuitboard and components). The bristles that are used to brush the teeth areusually made of nylon and inserted into the head of the brush in smallrows and stapled down with metal staples for security. The bristles arethen shaved and shaped for uniformity and safety.

The manufacturing of the printed circuit board that will include thepush button and LED is also manufactured mechanically and uses ametallic solder or adhesive to secure all small components to the boarddirectly. The circuit board is made of an industrial strengthfiberglass. The use of 3D printers can make this process easier forindividuals to duplicate on a smaller scale but finding a manufacturerthat can create the unit is the best recommended process for creation.

I claim:
 1. The Total Kleen toothbrush will incorporate the use of aninternal floss dispenser and contain the use of an LED, both internallyto be used in conjunction with the functions of the teeth cleaningbristles on the toothbrush.
 1. The floss dispensed will be accessiblethrough the bottom of the toothbrush.
 2. The LED will be accessible witha pushbutton located on the back of the head of the toothbrush,illuminating the bristles.